Question

The ratio of the measures of two supplementary angles is 7:8. Which proportion(s) could you use to find the measures of the angles?

Answer 1

This is multiple choice, some of the answers are:
x/y= 7/8
x/y=8/7
x/180-x=7/8
x/180-x=8/7

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

try both 3rd or 4th

Answer 5

Thanks for replying, how did you come to this conclusion?

Answer 6

\[x+y=180,y=180-x\]
\[\frac{ x }{ y }=\frac{ x }{ 180-x }=\frac{ 7 }{ 8 }\]

Answer 7

Thank you very much for your help!